And let's take a step back now to delve into Vice President Harris's record and how she arrived at this pivotal moment.

William Bringham has a look at her path from the daughter of immigrants to the favorite for the Democratic presidential nominee.

In the blink of an eye, Vice President Kamala Harris went from being

President Biden's biggest defender.

One thing we know about our from being President Biden's biggest defender.

One thing we know about our President Joe Biden.

He is a fighter.

To the person most likely to replace him

on the presidential ballot four months from now.

Paris securing the nomination would be historic, the first time a black woman leads a major party

ticket, but it would be just the latest in a career of

firsts for Harris, a politician who rose from district attorney to state attorney

general to US senator. to U.S. Senator.

In 2021, she became the first woman and first black American and South Asian

American Vice President.

While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.

Because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of

possibilities. Harris is the daughter of immigrants from Oakland, California.

Her mother was a scientist who emigrated from India to study at UC Berkeley.

Her father was from Jamaica and became a prominent economist at Stanford.

In elementary school, Harris was busted from her predominantly black neighborhood to a white

one, part of an effort to desegregate local public schools.

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